Mahabharat
कच चित सहस्रैर मूर्खाणाम एकं करीणासि पण्डितम पण्डितॊ हय अर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान निःश्रेयसं परम ॥ २-५-२४ ॥
'Do you acquire a single wise person by exchanging a thousand fools? It's the learned individual who provides the greatest benefit during times of adversity.' ॥ 2-5-24 ॥
english translation
kaca cita sahasraira mUrkhANAma ekaM karINAsi paNDitama paNDitò haya arthakRcchreSu kuryAna niHzreyasaM parama ॥ 2-5-24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript